He didn't say much more, only saying, "Okay, then be careful on the way. You can call my private number if you have anything."
Li Chuchu nodded, then said goodbye to Secretary Su.
...
The next day,
Li Chuchu went to the factory's broadcasting room as usual.
After the morning broadcast, the vice - chairperson of the trade union and the head of the foreign affairs section took turns to pile on work for Li Chuchu.
The head of the foreign affairs section came over with a beaming smile and secretly rubbed his hands. "Chuchu, some people in our foreign affairs section brought in a batch of good tea. If you're free, come and have a taste!"
Not long after, the vice - chairperson of the trade union also came. When he saw the head of the foreign affairs section, an alarm bell immediately went off in his head.
Last time when he came to find Li Chuchu, he didn't expect to be cut off by the people in that section.
So he came early this morning to poach her. But unexpectedly, someone was already busy digging. How could this not make him anxious? Not willing to lag behind, he quickly said, "Chuchu, there are several old masters in our workshop who like you very much. If you're free, it would be great for you to give a speech or something! Why don't you just join our trade union?"
With both sides inviting her warmly,
Li Chuchu was really unable to be in two places at once. And she couldn't just decline directly, so she had to deal with them one by one.
By the time she finished running around, the whole morning had passed.
When she got back to the office, Teacher Xie, sitting at her workstation, heard the footsteps outside. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Li Chuchu. "Huh? The busy person is back?"
The teacup on the table was emitting curling steam.
Teacher Xie's tone was teasing, which didn't seem like something a person with her personality would say.
Li Chuchu felt a bit embarrassed for being out of her post during working hours and being caught on the spot by her teacher. "They asked me to go to their sections to help with translations. I couldn't refuse, so I had to go and take a look. Teacher, you can rest assured. I still whole - heartedly belong to our broadcasting room!"
In front of Teacher Xie,
Li Chuchu still had a strong will to survive.
There wasn't an obvious smile on Teacher Xie's face, but there was a look of ease and tolerance in her eyebrows. She closed the thick book in front of her, adjusted her glasses, and the bright eyes behind the lenses looked directly at her. "It's good for young people to learn more. You have a special skill, and you probably won't stay here in the future. So I suggest you learn more from other sections, especially get closer to the foreign affairs section or the Party committee office, and focus on the work of 'foreign trade and imports'."
Hearing these words, Li Chuchu's first reaction was surprise.
These were things she had never thought about before.
She originally planned to just be a radio announcer for a while. After a few years, when the steel factory went out of business, she would have saved enough money to live a leisurely life by collecting rent.
But after Teacher Xie said this, Li Chuchu suddenly felt that she had been a bit lazy. She put away her joking attitude and said seriously, "Thank you, Teacher, for your advice. I'll consider it."
Teacher Xie smiled. She knew Li Chuchu was a smart girl. There was no need to say more. Li Chuchu would naturally understand.
She got up to get some hot water and then casually said, "Mu Wan seems to be in a strange state recently. I remember you have a good relationship with her. You can pay attention to her if you have time."
Li Chuchu was stunned for a moment. "Okay, I'll ask her when I meet her."
Although Teacher Xie usually kept a low profile, it seemed that she was always paying attention to everyone's dynamics.
She gave appropriate reminders, just like a caring parent.
Teacher Xie turned around and saw Li Chuchu still standing there, maintaining the same posture as when she first came in. She reminded her, "Don't just stand there stupidly. Go and prepare your manuscript. If there's a problem, I'll still punish you."
Li Chuchu came to her senses.
Although Teacher Xie rarely scolded her severely, the fear of being scolded still rushed over her. She quickly returned to her workstation to write the manuscript.
After finishing the manuscript, it would be time to get off work!
...
On Shen Yanshan's side, he had stayed up for several nights, personally leading the team. For a whole week, they worked non - stop to debug the circuit and managed to get a batch of high - quality capacitors and speakers from other channels at any cost. After everyone worked hard, red - eyed and overtime, they finally created a radio with sound quality comparable to imported products.
They had the new blueprint,
They had the core parts,
Everything seemed to be going smoothly!
Huzi listened to the sound from the radio and kept exclaiming, "This is no different from those imported brands! It's amazing!"
A Fei looked at the radio in his hand and smiled with relief. "Our radio not only has good sound quality, but also a small size and is easy to carry. Brother Shen is going to make a red one. The color is bright and auspicious."
"The rest is your job. Now that we have something good, we can speak with more confidence. See if you can talk to the manager of the department store to get two display cabinets. During the Chinese New Year, there will be a large flow of people. It's the best time."
Huzi patted his chest and promised, "Okay, leave this to Hei Gou and me! I'll go out right now and talk to them."
Such a good product,
The manager wasn't stupid. He would surely let them put their products on the shelves.
Huzi went out aggressively with the radio. But when he came back in the afternoon, he looked dejected.
...
In the office of Huaxing Electronics Factory,
Huzi looked listless. "Brother Shen, the leaders of the department store said no."
A Fei looked anxious. "What's going on? Did you introduce our products properly to them?"
They were overjoyed in the morning, but things didn't go well in the afternoon.
This up - and - down situation was almost driving him crazy. There was a bit of blame in his tone.
Huzi thought of the big words he had said before leaving. He had overestimated himself. He hung his head in disappointment. "It's no use. It's almost the Chinese New Year. Everyone knows this is the time when the most people come to sell things. All the counters are occupied."
"What if we don't need a counter, just a small corner?" A Fei still held out a glimmer of hope.
It didn't matter what else. As long as their products could be seen in the department store!
Huzi heaved a deep sigh. "That won't work either. The department store only recognizes products from state - owned big brands. They don't look down on our radios at all. I took the product there, and they didn't even take a look. They said they wouldn't give us a counter even if there was one available."
This tone was really contemptuous.
A Fei was furious. They had worked so hard for so long to develop this radio, but now they were just told no. Who could accept this?
"This won't work and that won't work. I'm going to ask the leader of the department store what on earth they want! If there's a problem with this product, we'll take full responsibility. If someone says our product is no good, we'll refund the full amount!"
In everyone's impression, A Fei had always been a cheerful and talkative person. This was the first time they had seen him so angry since they knew him.
Indeed, after all this hard work, it was all in vain.
Everyone was in a bit of a low mood.